Month: July 2016
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS trailer
Here is a link to the new teaser trailer for LAIKA Studios and Focus Features’ upcoming animated movie KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oAxrNEt5I4 Kubo’s quest begins nationwide August 19, 2016 from animation studio LAIKA and Focus Features. Synopsis: Kubo and the Two Strings is an epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation…
Top Five American Patriotic Movies for Fourth of July
In honor the Fourth of July, Independence Day, here is my list for the top five quintessentially American patriot films. Not just patriotic films, not just flag-waving, not just war movies, but quintessentially American films that celebrate characteristics that traditionally have been defined as American, such as “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” “government…
THE LEGEND OF TARZAN film review by Mark Glass
– By Mark Glass – Computer effects may be the real star; it’s certainly not the screenplay in this slow saga with several exciting scenes Rating: 2 out of 5 stars (PG-13) Here we go again… This time the oft-depicted English lord raised by apes in the African jungle to become a mythical hero…
THE LEGEND OF TARZAN film review by Cate Marquis
– By Cate Marquis – THE LEGEND OF TARZAN brings back an old Hollywood hero for popcorn-munching adventure Rating: 3 out of 5 stars THE LEGEND OF TARZAN brings back an old Hollywood hero for a summertime, popcorn-munching adventure in 19th century colonial Africa. The movie, which stars Alexander Skarsgard and a sterling supporting…
THE BFG film review
– By Cate Marquis – Spielberg-directed Disney ‘The BFG’ is long on visual beauty and quirky charm but short on brisk pace and story action Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book “The BFG” gets the big screen treatment in the Steven Spielberg-directed 3D Disney film “The BFG.” Spielberg uses a mix of live-action, motion-capture animation…